on the whole

英 [ɒn ðə həʊl]

美 [ɑːn ðə hoʊl]

大体上说;总的说来

英英释义

adv

with everything considered (and neglecting details)
1. altogether, I'm sorry it happened
2. all in all, it's not so bad
Synonym:all in allaltogethertout ensemble

Journalists on the whole don't create public opinion. They can help to nourish it.
大体说来记者不制造舆论。他们会助长舆论。
Sometimes I have problems at work but on the whole I enjoy my job.
有时我的工作也有问题，但总的来说，我喜欢我的工作。
The bank crash has had a ripple effect on the whole community.
银行倒闭对整个社会产生了波及影响。
Now I can look back on the whole tragedy from a distance of forty years.
时隔40年后，现在我可以回顾整个悲剧了。
The capital W in the FD column indicates that the application has a write lock on the whole file.
FD列中的大写W表示该应用程序具有对整个文件的写锁。
On the whole, we are satisfied with the relationship that we have with this supplier.
整体而言，我们很满意和此供应商之间的关系。
Those in business are not, on the whole, conversant with basic scientific principles.
总的来说，那些从商的人并不太熟悉基本的科学原理。
Our reform of the economic structure is going smoothly on the whole.
现在我们的经济体制改革进行得基本顺利。
On the whole it's a good book; and it would be nitpicking to dwell on those small defects.
总之，这是一本好书，对小处不必吹毛求疵。
You have on the whole been a loyal general.
总的说来，你还是一个忠诚的将领。